Pouring-pot.



W. P, TARRANT.

POURING POT.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912.

INVENTOR APPLIUATION FILED 1111111.15, 1911. 1,021,015.

WITNESSES WILLIAM P. TARRANT, 0F SARLATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

POURING-POT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 15, 1911.

Patented Mar. 26, 1912. Serial No. 614,620.

To all wiz-0m z5 may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM I. TARRANT, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Saratoga Springs, in thecounty of Saratoga and State of New York, United States of America, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Pouring-Pots, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to a pouring pot which is especially designed foruse with hot asphalt or other heavy matter such as tar or otherbituminous materials. Its object is to provide a simple and e'licientdevice by means of which liquids may be poured in the form of a thinsheet of different desired thicknesses.

I will describe my invention in the following specification and pointout the novel features thereof in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation, partly insection, of a pouring pot made according to my invention. Fig. 2 is aplan view of the same device. A detail of construction is shown in Fig.3 which is a side elevation on an enlarged scale of the spout andnozzle. Fig. 4 is a sectional front elevation, on a still larger scale,of a portion of the spout, the section in this figure being taken on theline 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Like characters of reference designate corresponding parts in all of thefigures.

10 designates the body of the pot which is constructed of sheet iron orother desired material, and which may be of any preferred` shape orform. For example, I have found that the form shown in the drawings is aconvenient one in use. That is, it is in the form of a can orreceptacle, having a length about twice as great as its width with theends of its bottom plate 11 rounded. A handle 12 is riveted or otherwiserigidly affixed to the rear side of this body portion, and anotherhandle 13 is fastened to its sides and extends up and over thereceptacle. These handles may also be made of sheet metal and arepreferably constructed with wire reinforcement along their edges, andwith their central portions depressed as shown to form suitable gripsfor the hands.

14 is a permanent hood which covers the central and forward portion ofthe top of the receptacle.

2O is a spout of sheet metal projecting from the upper forward portionof the body or receptacle and permanently atlixed thereto. The upper andlower parts of this spout may be flat as shown, and its sides vertical.The forward part of the spout forms a slotlike nozzle of novelconstruction having adjustable lips.

The front portions of the sides of the spout are bent downward on theoutside as at 21, and the lower edge of these bent-down portions may bebent again as at 22. This part of the nozzle, then, forms a flat troughopen at the top, and the sides of this trough decrease in height as theynear the forward end thereof.

That part of the metal which forms the bottom of the spout is benttransversely downward as at 23, then back and up again as at 24. Thisforms the lower lip of the nozzle. The parts 23 and 24 may be pressedtogether; or, if desired, a stiffening bar 25 may be interposed andfastened between them.

From about the same points at which the bent-over parts 2l of the sidesof the spout begin the metallic top of the spoilt is bent downwardslightly along the line 26. From this point forward the metal of the topof the spout along the sides thereof is bent downward to form innersides 27 which lie snugly against the sides of the trough which I havedescribed. This part, then, forms a flat inverted trough. Then, on aline opposite that along which the part 23 is bent down, the top sheetof the spout is bent upward as at 28 and down again at 29 to form theupper lip of the nozzle. Of course a sti'tl'ening strip such as 25 maybe interposed between the parts 28 andr29 if desired.

30 is a rod which passes transversely through the inside of the spoutand projects slightly beyond the outside thereof. To make this possibleholes` 3l are drilled through the sides of the trough, and verticallydisposed slots 82 are formed in the inner sides 27. The ends of the rodare threaded and mits 33 thereon are so adjusted that they bear on theinner surfaces of the inner sides. Outside of the trough are washers 34against which bear wing-nuts 35 upon the rod 30.

A basket-like screen 40 may be provided. This is constructed of heavywire netting affixed to a metallic horizontal rimmed flange 41 and asimilar upright flange 42. These flanges are riveted together and are soshaped that they fit about the upper open part of the receptacle and theopen rearwardly-facing portion formed by the arch of the hood 14:. Ahandle 43 is also provided to facilitate the manipulation of this partof the device.

In use the nozzle of this device is set to the desired widthafter firstloosening the wingnuts 35. The metal which forms the upper portion ofthe spout and nozzle is flexible enough to allow for this. Then thewingnuts are tightened and will hold t-he two lips of the nozzle in therelative positions in which they have been set. j The removable screen Ihave shown is of value because leaves and other foreign inatter are verylikely to become mixed with the material used in the pouring pot,especially in road work, and this basket-like screen will catch any suchparticles of matter which might otherwise clog up the nozzle. The wholescreen may be removed at will and cleaned or even put in a fire ifnecessary.

The pouring pot herein described is especially designed for heavy roughwork such. as the use of hot iiuid asphalt in the building and repairingof roads, although it may obviously be used for other purposes. It ismade to withstand a considerable amount of heat so that any materialwhich may become congealed within it may be burned out without injury tothe device itself. This is accomplished by double-seaming the edges ofthe material where the parts come together, and by riveting such partsas may be conveniently fastened in this latter Way. Besides this theseams are brazed or filled with solder of high-melting point, so thatthe whole structure is tight and strong.

What I claim is :i

l. In a pouring pot, a nozzle comprising a flat trough of sheet metaland an inverted flat trough, the sides of said troughs being adjacent toone another and relatively movable, and means for clamping said sidestogether in different relative positions.

2. In a pouring pot, a nozzle comprising a flat trough of sheet metaland an inverted flat trough, said inverted trough being within the firsttrough with its side adjacent to the side of the first trough andmovabley relatively thereto, and means for holding said sides togetherin different relative positions.

3. A pouring pot constructed of sheet metal, a flat horizonal slot-likenozzle also constructed of sheet metal having a pair of straight lipsand vertical side members back of said lips, and means for clamping saidside members together to hold the lips a desired distance apart.

et. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a fiat trough havingvertical sides, the forward end of that portion of the trough betweenits sides being bent down transversely to form the lower lip of thenozzle, and an inverted fiat trough having vertical sides within andadjustable to the sides of said trough and movable relatively thereto,the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough between its sidesbeing bent up transversely along the line above said lower lip to formthe upper lip of the nozzle, and means for holding said sides togetherin different relative positions.

5. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a fiat trough ofsheet metal having upwardly projecting vertical sides, the forward endof that portion of the trough between its sides being bent downtransversely to form the lower lip of the nozzle, and an inverted flattrough of sheet metal having downwardly projecting vertical sides withinand adjacent to the sides of said first trough, and movable relativelythereto, the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough betweenits sides being bent up transversely along a line above said lower lipto form the upper lip of the nozzle, means for stiffening said lips, andmeans for holding said sides in different relative positions.

' 6. In a pouring pot, a slot-like nozzle comprising a flat trough ofsheet metal having upwardly projecting vertical sides, the forward endof that portion of the trough between its sides being bent downtransversely to forni the lower lip of the nozzle, and an inverted flattrough of sheet metal having downwardly projecting vertical sides withinand adjacent to the sides of said first trough, and movable relativelythereto, the forward end of that portion of the inverted trough betweenits sides being bent up transversely along a line above said lower lipto form the upper lip of the nozzle, means for stiffening said lips, athreaded tie-rod running transversely through all of said sides, andnuts on said rod foi' holding the sides together in different relativepositions, the sides of the inverted trough being constructed withvertically disposed slots through which the tie-rod passes, and thesides of said first trough being provided vwith holes through which saidrod fits.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

VILLIAM P. TARRAN'I.

Witnesses VILL W. SMITH, IV. P. BUTLER.

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Washington, D. C.

